Founded in 1824 by teacher and farmer Alexander Reid on land leased from the Earl of Seafield, it was one of the first distilleries to gain a legal license and is located on a 390-acre estate in the Scottish Highlands near Craigellachie. These early releases were packaged in the instantly recognisable purple-sashed white boxes, featuiring the Sara Midda watercolours of Easter Elchies house, synonymous with Macallan of the period. The Macallan Distillery is one of the most famous names in Scotch whisky. It is now an absolute classic of the whisky world.ĭistilled in 1980, this was was bottled in 1999. The latter was deemed the optimum maturation, and the official 18 year old was launched in 1984. Buy Knockando 1980 by Knockando from our Whisky range - Scotland, 70cl, 40, Single Malt. Macallan vintage releases produced by Campbell, Hope & King tended to be aged around the 15 year old mark, but when Macallan took over the responsibility in 1980, they toyed for a few releases with more advanced age-statements of 17 and 18 years old. So much so in fact, that they had to open a brand new distillery in 2018, a subterranean architectural masterpiece within the Easter Elchies estate, boasting 36 copper pot stills. 1980 Bottle (750ml) The Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak Single Malt Scotch Whisky 1980 750ml Bottle Cask Cartel USA: (GA) Atlanta Standard delivery 1-2 weeks More shipping info Go to shop 4,797.74 6,396.97 / 1000ml ex. While global single malt sales volume is still lead by Speyside neighbours, Glenfiddich and Glenlivet, Macallan is easily the most sought after. These remain some of the most collectible on the market. Bottled at the increasingly popular strength of 43, which is a respectable drinking ABV.
Buy now 5,850.00 (£4,500.00) A bottling of Scotch Whisky containing spirit distilled at the The Macallan distillery which has been matured for no less than 18 years in oak casks. Fortuitously, this coincided with the crest of a wave of enthusiasm for the high quality releases that the distillery had licensed to Campbell, Hope & King and Gordon & MacPhail in the 1960s and 1970s. Best price and availability at The Whisky Vault. Whiskey: Macallan 1980 18 Year Old Gran Reserva Speyside Single Malt Scotch One of the. It was not until the 1980s downturn in the market that the distillery decided to focus on its single malt brand. The Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak Single Malt Scotch Whisky. It may be hard to imagine today, but for much of the 20th century, Macallan was primarily a constituent malt in blends.